| Accession # | MC2011/9 wave sound and CD |
| Topic | Morris, Charles: Memorial, |
| Keywords | Faculty/Staff, |
| Title | Charles Morris: Recording of the Morris Memorial Service |
| Location | CD located in Media Cabinet, IIS. WAve sound file on Archives Network [W:] in folder titled [Memorials]. |
| Citation | Charles Morris: Recording of the Morris Memorial Service, MC2011/9 wave sound and CD, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. |
| Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. |
| Provenance | Archives stacks |
| Scope and Content | 1. One original magnetic tape - discarded following digitization in 2015. 2. One CD-R located in Archives' Media Cabinet IIS by Accession Number. 3. One wave sound digital copy located on Archives' Network [W:] in folder titled {Memorials] then identified by Accession Number and title. |
| Date of Accession | 13 January 2011 |
| Bio History Note | Charles S. Morris was a professor of Physics and Mathematics at Manchester College from 1926 - 1961 (36 years). He was very interested in astronomy. Morris died 12 April 1973. The Morris Observatory was named in his honor. Funds to build the observatory were provided by family, friends and former students. Morris matriculated at Manchester College in Sept. 1908, probably in a normal teaching training program, then taught in public school. He returned to Manchester College and graduated with his degree. Morris' first wife was a Manchester College alumna. |
| Archivist Note | Transfer from magnetic tape to CD-R September 2010 by Stan Pittman's department. Wave sound digital file created from reel-to-reel magnetic tape in 2015 by MU Department of Information Technology Services. The tape was then discarded by Jeanine Wine on 1 January 2016 because the best possible copy had been made and the tape would only undergo deterioration. Description prepared 13 January 2011 by Jeanine M. Wine. |
